Leverkusen edge København in first-leg thriller

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in the box seat to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage after a topsy-turvy 3-2 play-off first-leg victory away to FC København.

• Kiessling fires sixth goal in two games for Leverkusen• Jørgensen puts FCK level four minutes later • Amartey then puts hosts ahead inside 13 minutes• Bellarabi rifles in to make it 2-2 after 31 minutes • Son wins it for Leverkusen before half-time

Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.The first meeting between the sides was a memorable one. Despite there being chances to increase the scoring in the second half, neither side did and it is Leverkusen who have the goal advantage going into next week’s second leg.

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Amartey (København) is shown a yellow card.

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Drmic (in) - Hakan Çalhanoğlu (out) (Leverkusen)

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Brandt (in) - Bellarabi (out) (Leverkusen)The 18-year-old Julian Brandt comes on for the final few minutes.

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Ömer Toprak (Leverkusen) is shown a yellow card.Ömer Toprak is shown a yellow card by the referee after preventing Stephan Andersen from kicking the ball down field.

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